I'm your host Joe Pug. Each episode here we host a distinguished guest, and we ask them to go deep on their inspiration,

on their process, on the general ups and downs

of making a life in music. So whether you're a grizzled veteran, still playing

guitar licks you learned from Stevie Ray Vaughn in the late 1980s, or else a scrappy upstart.

Playing Stevie Ray Vaughn Licks you picked up on YouTube.

This is your show because ultimately it is what every writer seeks most.

An ironclad excuse to put off actually writing. Hey everybody it's the first Friday of April 2024 and I thank you for joining us.

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